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Think On These Things By Reverend Juanita G. Wingo
Deep Ditches
Make this valley full of ditches. ~ 2 Kings 3:16
Sometimes it helps to understand what you are going through. We can’t always see the hand of God at work in our lives. One moment life is good and the next moment we are going through painful experiences.
God doesn’t always give explanations, but he will give directions. The steps we take following those directions are a walk of faith. God told the people to start digging ditches. There were to be many of them. The valley was to be full of ditches. We don’t know the condition of the soil in that valley. There had been no water. But water was coming. If God days make ditches, there is a purpose. That purpose is preparation. There was no sign of water. Yet God knew water was coming. He was going to send it and he wanted the people to prepare to receive it. When we are being prepared for blessings, we are treated like the ground that must be dug up when ditches are made. The instruments used to make ditches must be hard and sharp. God will use hard sharp instruments on us to prepare us to receive his blessings. As in the valley, the more water to come, the more ditches had to be made. So it is with us. The more blessings to come, the more prepared we have to be. God will use anything and anyone to prepare us. Circumstances, disappointments, lack, limitation, hurts, humiliations, injuries, people or places can all be instruments in the hand of God to prepare us to receive his blessings. The directions were to make the valley full of ditches. The more water coming, the more ditches had to be made. The more ditches, the more water could be contained. The more blessings coming, the deeper the preparation has to be in us. The more penetrating the preparations, the more blessings we can contain. This is what the hand of God is doing in you. He is digging ditches to prepare you to receive his blessings. It can make you feel like you are not living right, like you have done something wrong or like you are being persecuted. You have not done anything wrong. You are being prepared to receive a multitude of blessings and the ditches must be deep. Hold on and let God work. You will receive in the end. And it will be more than you can contain.
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“God Has Brought Us From A Mighty Long Way, However We Still Have a Long Way to Go!” RED DRESS SUNDAY MARCH IS NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (Women’s Heart Disease THEME: “Celebrating Women of Awareness) Character, Courage & Commitment” FEBRUARY 9 Worship Sunday, March 2 Celebration Worship Celebration @ 10:00 A.M. @ 10:00 A.M. Guest Preacher: A Special Medical Elder Vernetta Chapman Professional will Speak on Women Sunday, March 9 Heart Health Worship Celebration @ 10:00 A.M Dr. Melvin C. Green, Preaching Guest Preacher: Rev. Pamula Yerby-Hammack, Winds of Change Ministry
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY Sunday, March 16 10:00 A.M. Worship Celebration Worship Celebration @ 10:00 A.M. featuring our Worship &Fine Arts Guest Preacher: Ministry, Holy Communion & Rev. Lisa Yerby-Bryson Dr. Melvin C. Green, Preaching St. Abrahams Baptist Church
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Celebrate Cultural Heritage National Aquarium February 2014 http://aqua.org National Aquarium’s Cultural Series, presented by Macy’s, celebrates Black History Month with an event for the entire family! Enjoy live performances, dance, music, cultural demonstrations, and arts and crafts honoring African American heritage. Friday’s After Five tickets are just $12! Free African American Family Festival The Walters Art Museum February 22, 2014, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. http://thewalters.org Honor African-American women who have made the world a beautiful place through song, story, and art. Sway to the songs of Baltimore’s own Billie Holiday, create art inspired by local women artists and collaborate on a large-scale community project. To Catch a Thief: Constellation Fights the Slave Trade USS Constellation Saturdays & Sundays in February, 3 p.m. http://historicships.org Constellation’s proudest service may have occurred during the three years immediately before the Civil War when, as flagship of the navy’s African Squadron, she led this nation’s fight against the trans-Atlantic trafficking of slaves. Tour and hands-on activities combine to bring into view Constellation’s active career combating the slave trade and her exciting pursuit and capture of the slave ship Cora from which she rescued 705 captive Africans. Open to all visitors and included with regular admission; no reservations are required.
Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond Geppi’s Entertainment Museum December 14, 2013 – April 27, 2014 http://comicbookresources.com “Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond” showcases the vast talent and wonderful innovation that came from or was influenced by African Americans, including the important contributions of publishing executives at companies such as Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics. This special exhibit will embrace the totality of black comics. With a significant focus on black creators and their art, the exhibit will pull together experts, essayists, filmmakers and creators from inside and outside the world of comic books to fully explore the successes, triumphs, failures and expectations for the future of this vital component of our national fabric. Reginald F. Lewis Museum Saturday, February 8 1pm — A Fresh Look at the Underground Railroad with Professor Cheryl J. LaRoche In her new book, Professor LaRoche uses archaeology and research of black churches, fraternal organizations and Quakers to explore how free blacks assisted runaways in the Midwest. LaRoche is a lecturer at the University of Maryland and the author Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance. Included with museum admission. Please register at (443) 263-1816. Snow date is February 15th. Saturday, February 15 12pm — Black History Live! with Culture Queen Teaching artist Culture Queen™ leads children in an interactive workshop with drama, movement, art and music as they use future hero™ powers to envision the future of America 20 years from now. This workshop is inspired by The Kinsey Collection.
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James Earl Reid - History Maker Sculptor, Baltimore, MD It was once said that you can always tell when you are in a great city by the statutes and monuments around town. Baltimore then is among the greatest accept when it comes to sculptors celebrating African American history and culture. We thought it would be good to talk with a native of Baltimore sculptor, James Earl Reid, about the art of building great monuments in sculpture. James Earl Reid, after being inspired at his Cherry Hill junior high school started developing his sculpting skill at Southern high school. James did the basic work studying and honing his craft. The difference he says were the long hours practicing and studying his arts. His high school art teacher, Allen Kuzmicki, paved the way for Reid to position himself to study his arts further. Reid would continue with private lessons paid by Kuzmicki to study with his mentors John Bannon and Joseph Sheppard. After completing undergrad at MICA, and then going on to earn his Masters from the University of Maryland College Park, Reid began working professionally as an artist and a career teaching art. Reid believes that the Importance and perpetuation of Black History has evolved from that which Carter G. Woodson inspired to celebrate. Reid says the celebration of Black History month is ingrained into his consciousness and work. Most of his work is influenced by and an expression of afrocentricity.
Reid declares he was created to do this type of art work and states that he is an artist of the people and for the people who subscribes to the philosophical precept of French Algerian philosopher Albert Camus that the artist must serve suffering as well as beauty. His art work takes him deep into the subject so that his work is an exhibition elevating the magnificence of the subject such as the Billie Holiday monument on west Lafayette and Pennsylvania Ave of Baltimore. The Billie Holiday monument is a first class presentation well deserved by the community it resides in and the city of Baltimore. The granite pedestal is memorialized by the tragedy of our history with the “Strange Fruit” and “God Bless the Child” impressions as well as the symbolic crow eating the gardenia. The Holiday monument is housed in an open air museum, according to Reid, as a centerpiece to uplift the entire community. Reid is very passionate about his craft and works very hard at being the best there is.
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The Church Tea Confessions of a Valentine’s Day Grinch Yes that use to be me. After many years of marriage. Valentine’s Day was just another commercialized attempt to get my husband to spend money. In fact, Valentine’s Day is my beloved Grandmother’s birthday as well as Frederick Douglass. So every year I choose to spend that entire day with her. Never giving importance to just another day but .......Ahhhh! Life has a way of showing you what’s really important. God is love and Love is central to our existence. According to renowned author Dr. Gary Chapman, the five emotional love languages are words of affirmation, Quality time, physical touch, gifts and acts of service. I am officially in the “Show me club” bring the real flowers, money created flowers, wine, and show tickets. And yes I want the $100.00 box of Godiva Chocolates even if I just nibble on each piece. Thank God for children who don’t mind eating the other half. A few toothaches, dental bills and unwanted pounds later.
where he will perform his famous love ballads. I suspect when he sings “I just wanna stop for your love”, I’ll squeeze hubby’s hand a little tighter and soak that song in. So ladies get the red shoes out. Guys find that expensive red tie and don’t be the grinch that I was for so many years. Be sure if you give your pastor a Valentine’s card it has a real monetary love offering in it. Keep those blurred lines clear and support their ministry. They already have enough temptation. If your pockets are a little deeper Kanye West will be performing at the Baltimore arena on Valentine’s Day. It’s A sure bet Ms. Kimmy will be with him. That’s gonna be a good concert. In the meantime, thank you for all the positive emails. The shout outs to your pastors and the invites to your church events. I love reading your email. Join me on Facebook and until next time “It’s all about love” Email me: TheChurchTea.power@gmail.com
The chocolate looks better in the box. This month my Valentine will be taking me to Gino Vanelli’s concert
Ann W. Kinard “To God Be The Glory”
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